Sep 22 2023
Nearly one in ever five pediatric patients with cerebral palsy use the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) to help combat symptoms of the ailment, according to a new study published in the journal Orthopedics. For the study, researchers at Stanford University conducted a survey of caregivers who have children with cerebral palsy (CP) regarding their use of CBD …
Sep 21 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Steve Daines (R-MT) announced that in the coming days they “will be introducing legislation to ensure marijuana cannot be legalized federally by the FDA without Congressional approval.” The two lawmakers announced the upcoming proposal in a press release about a totally different measure, the SAFER Banking Act. No …
Sep 21 2023
Results of a study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry “indicate broad therapeutic potential of psilocybin to produce lasting improvements in mental health symptoms related to anxiety, depression, and substance misuse”. Additionally, the study states that “psilocybin seems capable of producing enduring changes in psychological functioning and personality such as increased cognitive flexibility, emotion …
Sep 21 2023
US Representative Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat from New York and a ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has refiled the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. The MORE Act was filed today with 33 cosponsors, all Democrat. The proposal has been passed through the House of Representatives twice, but stalled in the then-Republican …
Sep 21 2023
A United Nations human rights report released today calls for a shift from punitive measures to address the global drugs problem to the use of policies grounded in human rights and public health, including decriminalizing drug possession. The report urges States to develop effective drug policies, including by considering decriminalization of drug possession for personal …
Sep 20 2023
Legislation that would allow all licensed marijuana growers and processors to sell marijuana directly to patients has been passed overwhelmingly through the full Pennsylvania Senate. By a vote of 44 to 3 the Senate passed Senate Bill 773, filed by Senator Chris Gebhard along with a bipartisan coalition of seven cosponsors. This sends the measure …
Sep 20 2023
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has given approval to the Cannabis Users’ Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act (H.R. 5040). The Committee passed the bill in a 30 to 14 vote. The measure was sponsored by Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). The proposed law explicitly prevents federal employment and …
Sep 20 2023
Massachusetts’ Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held a hearing yesterday to discuss legislation that would allow students who are authorized to use medical marijuana to use the medicine on school premises. Filed by Senator Susan Moran, Senate Bill 59 was introduced in February. Seven months later, it has finally received a hearing in the Joint …
Sep 20 2023
A bipartisan group of senators have introduced the SAFER Banking Act, an update on the SAFE Banking Act. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act was introduced on Wednesday. Co-sponsors of the bill include Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., and Cynthia …
Sep 20 2023
US Representatives Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) have filed the Validating Independence for State Initiatives on Organic Natural Substances (VISIONS) Act to protect state psilocybin laws. The new bill would make it so that federal funds would be prohibited from being used to “prevent any State or unit of local government from implementing …
